U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 19 points in pre-opening trade. Index futures are responding to a tentative agreement by the U.S. Congress that will avoid a government shutdown by the end of the week.Gilead (GILD $67.62) is expected to open lower after its drug trial on chronic liver disease failed to reach expectations. Molson Coors (TAP $66.36) is...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 8 that are worth another look.The United States' Section 232 tariffs are costing ArcelorMittal SA's Canadian operations some $100 million per quarter, company executives said during an earnings call on Friday February 8. Aluminium producer UC Rusal's profits from aluminium sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 were&nb...Read More
Steel billet prices in most of the world's major markets maintained their upward momentum during the week ended Friday February 8, with ferrous scrap becoming increasingly costlier.Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern Europe-origin heavy melting scrap 1&2 (80:20) was $319.28 per tonne cfr Turkey on February 7, up $21.89 per tonne from $297.39 per tonne cfr on February 1.No updates were heard from...Read More
Steel billet prices in most of the world's major markets maintained their upward momentum during the week ended Friday February 8, with ferrous scrap becoming increasingly costlier.Fastmarkets' daily index for Northern Europe-origin heavy melting scrap 1&2 (80:20) was $319.28 per tonne cfr Turkey on February 7, up $21.89 per tonne from $297.39 per tonne cfr on February 1.No updates were heard from...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 8 that are worth another look.The United States' Section 232 tariffs are costing ArcelorMittal SA's Canadian operations some $100 million per quarter, company executives said during an earnings call on Friday February 8. Aluminium producer UC Rusal's profits from aluminium sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 were&nb...Read More
Here are five Fastmarkets MB stories you might have missed on Friday February 8 that are worth another look.The United States' Section 232 tariffs are costing ArcelorMittal SA's Canadian operations some $100 million per quarter, company executives said during an earnings call on Friday February 8. Aluminium producer UC Rusal's profits from aluminium sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 were&nb...Read More
China’s return to the market after a week-long break for Lunar New Year has not brought with it a rush to restock and that has led to some disappointed selling across the base metals traded on the London Metal Exchange, with the complex down by an average of 0.9% this morning, Monday February 11. The three-month zinc price led the decline with a 2% drop, while the three-month tin price was do...Read More
U.S. equity index futures were higher this morning. S&P 500 futures were up 10 points in pre-opening trade.Tapestry (TPR $33.86) is expected to open lower after MKM Partners lowered its target price to $52 from $63.Applied Materials (AMAT $39.78) is expected to open lower after Stifel Nicolaus lowered its target price to $53 from $63.Cameco (CCO $16.39 Cdn) is expected to open higher after rep...Read More
Flat steel import prices remained stable during the past week in South America as market participants were waiting to see if price increases from China and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) region would truly materialize.Fastmarkets assessed South American hot-rolled coil import prices at $525-540 per tonne cfr on Friday February 8, the same as a week before. Cold-rolled coil prices rem...Read More
Participants in the European hollow sections market are in favor of the European Union's new safeguarding measures but hope for additional support against cheap imports in the form of anti-dumping measures, they told Fastmarkets MB. The European Commission (EC) has set definitive safeguard measures on 26 imported steel products in the form of tariff rates and a range of quotas that are partly...Read More
Concerns about the security of 'upstream' iron ore tailings dams in the state of Minas Gerais have prompted the evacuation of residents from nearby communities, Brazil's national mining agency ANM said on Friday February 8.Inspections were carried out by mine operators - Vale and ArcelorMittal - and ANM, which then co-ordinated the evacuation proces with the municipal and state auth...Read More
Aluminium foundry premiums in Europe were under pressure this month from weak demand and the removal of US sanctions against Russian producer UC Rusal, but the premium in the United States remained firm. The premium in Eastern Europe for silicon 7 aluminium wheels on a delivered-duty-paid basis dropped 5% to its lowest level since monthly assessments began in 2017. Fastmarkets assessed the Eastern...Read More
Base metals prices on the London Metal Exchange were mostly lower at the close of trading on Friday February 8, hampered by low liquidity conditions due to Lunar New Year national holidays while dollar strength and broad risk-aversion continues to limit commodity investment.Nickel's three-month price was the biggest decline over the day, falling over 3% to close just above $12,500 per tonne and do...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Aluminium producer UC Rusal's profits from aluminium sales in the fourth quarter of 2018 were down by 16% year on year because the company was operating under trading sanctions imposed by the United States, according to an earnings statement published on Friday February 8. Rusal's aluminium production in October-December totaled 943,000 tonnes, up by 0.4% quarter on quarter. Smelters in Siberia co...Read More
Cobalt trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets.Cobalt trade log including business, bids and offers reported to Fastmarkets. Unless otherwise stated, all prices are per lb on an in-warehouse Rotterdam basis. Delivered prices are netted back. Fastmarkets prices Click here for Fastmarkets' price assessment for standard-grade cobalt, in-warehouse, $ per lb Click here for...Read More
An overview of the battery raw materials markets and their price moves from the past week.Read More
Global scrap prices were likely to show further increases because of surges in iron ore prices, Fastmarkets heard during the week ended Friday February 8.Integrated steelmakers were expected to raise their offer prices for downstream steel products due to the increased costs of iron ore and pellets. They were also expected to be able to digest higher ferrous scrap prices to secure more steelmaking...Read More
European alloy steel scrap prices continued their upward trajectory this week on the back of further gains in the nickel market. Having fallen throughout the second half of 2018, nickel prices have risen largely unchecked since the turn of the year. This, in turn, has pulled up austenitic alloy scrap prices, with nickel being the primary alloy component in these grades of stainless steel. In...Read More